This simple thumbnail grabber gets the image direct from YouTube! Feel free to use it all you like, it is here for you!
Often times you may need to get YouTube thumbnails in different sizes. This tool helps to download the YouTube thumbnails in various sizes.
The low resolutions will significantly dampen the visual appeal, so that we are including the maximum resolution links as well. But some of the videos, you have to live with the low resolution image as the video owner may uploaded a low resolution video, or image.
When it comes to downloading YouTube thumbnails, it's important to understand the legalities involved. While it's technically possible to download thumbnails from YouTube, the question of legality depends largely on the purpose and manner of use.
You're generally safe if you're downloading thumbnails for personal use. This means you're using them for your own private viewing, research, or reference.
However, commercial usage of thumbnails downloaded from YouTube is not encouraged, as you are copying somebody else's work. As you know the thumbnail is hardwork of the person uploaded the video to the video streaming platform.
It's always advised to seek permission before using these images in any of your commercial projects.
The below table contains reference to how the thumbnails generated in this tool.
Width | Height | URL |
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120 | 90 | https://i.ytimg.com/vi/[videoID]/1.jpg |
120 | 90 | https://i.ytimg.com/vi/[videoID]/2.jpg |
120 | 90 | https://i.ytimg.com/vi/[videoID]/3.jpg |
120 | 90 | https://i.ytimg.com/vi/[videoID]/default.jpg |
320 | 180 | https://i.ytimg.com/vi/[videoID]/mq1.jpg |
320 | 180 | https://i.ytimg.com/vi/[videoID]/mq2.jpg |
320 | 180 | https://i.ytimg.com/vi/[videoID]/mq3.jpg |
320 | 180 | https://i.ytimg.com/vi/[videoID]/mqdefault.jpg |
480 | 360 | https://i.ytimg.com/vi/[videoID]/0.jpg |
480 | 360 | https://i.ytimg.com/vi/[videoID]/hq1.jpg |
480 | 360 | https://i.ytimg.com/vi/[videoID]/hq2.jpg |
480 | 360 | https://i.ytimg.com/vi/[videoID]/hq3.jpg |
480 | 360 | https://i.ytimg.com/vi/[videoID]/hqdefault.jpg |
640 | 480 | https://i.ytimg.com/vi/[videoID]/sd1.jpg |
640 | 480 | https://i.ytimg.com/vi/[videoID]/sd2.jpg |
640 | 480 | https://i.ytimg.com/vi/[videoID]/sd3.jpg |
640 | 480 | https://i.ytimg.com/vi/[videoID]/sddefault.jpg |
1280 | 720 | https://i.ytimg.com/vi/[videoID]/hq720.jpg |
1920 | 1080 | https://i.ytimg.com/vi/[videoID]/maxresdefault.jpg |